Halloween Tunisian Crochet Placemats Tutorial

Make your vintage Halloween party complete with these Halloween Tunisian Crochet Placemats. Black and orange machine wash and dry cotton yarn and simple pattern changes alter the striped rows to create an old fashion Halloween look. Tunisian crochet, also known as the afghan stitch, creates the look of knit except only one crochet hook is used. These two patterns, Stripes and Dashes, use the Tunisian simple stitch (Tss) as the pattern stitch. I used Sugar’n n Cream 100 percent cotton yarn in black and orange for these placemats.

PATTERN STITCHTunisian Simple Stitch: Skip first vertical bar, insert hook under next vertical bar, yo, pull up loop, insert in next vertical bar, yo, pull up loop. Repeat across. Do not turn. To return, insert hook in last vertical bar of row and horizontal bar behind it, yo, pull up loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops. Repeat * to end of row.

PATTERN NOTES 1. This pattern is written in American Standard crochet terms. 2. This pattern is worked without turning. 3. For last stitch on forward pass, insert hook in vertical bar and horizontal bar behind it. 4. Change colors by laying new color over hook and pulling through loop. 5. Finished placemats must be blocked and shaped to remove curled ends. 6. To work the Dashes pattern you will need to use 2 skeins of each color, one at each end.

MEASUREMENTS 18″x 13″after blocking

HALLOWEEN TUNISIAN CROCHET PLACEMAT TUTORIAL – STRIPES

This Tunisian simple stitch (Tss) pattern uses the one color yarn on both the forward and return pass, picking up the second color on the next forward pass. A simple single crochet stitch frames the placemat.

Row 2 forward: Skip first vertical bar. *Tss in next vertical bar. Repeat from * in each stitch across to last vertical bar.

Row 2 return: Yo, pull through 1 loop. *Yo, pull through 2 loops.* Repeat from * until 2 loops remain on hook. Drop A and pick up B. Pull through both loops.

Remaining rows: Repeat pattern until there are 30 rows or stripes of color A and 29 rows of color B. Do not fasten off main color. Cut remaining colors leaving long tails. Weave in ends. See BORDER instructions below.

HALLOWEEN TUNISIAN CROCHET PLACEMAT TUTORIAL – DASHES

For two dash placemats, start and end each pass with alternating colors. The last return pass should be the same color as the foundation row forward and the single crochet border. Repeat the pattern for the remaining placemat.

Repeat pattern until the fabric measures about 171/2″ wide and the return pass is the main color. Do not fasten off main color. Cut remaining colors leaving long tails. Weave in ends. See BORDER instructions below.

BORDER Using crochet hook and main color, ch 1. Insert hook in next vertical bar and horizontal bar behind it. Yo and pull up a loop. Yo, pull through 2 loops (1 sc). Sc across to end of row; 2 sc in corner. Sc in each row down side(s) and across bottom; 2 sc in each corner. Join to first sc with sl st. Fasten off.

BLOCKING Lock 4 blocking mats together (blocks 2 at one time). Completely wet placemat in cold water and gently squeeze until excess water is gone. Size placemat on mat to 18″x13″; secure in place with fork blocking pins. Let dry completely before removing pins.

CARE Machine wash and dry in cool water on delicate setting. Do not bleach. Do not iron. Do not dry clean. Dry flat.

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